By Our Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade’s has met with investors in the Republic of Ireland, some of who have expressed willingness to set up a tractor manufacturing plant in the state. Ayade, who spent the first day of his visit between Dublin and Monaghan listening to presentations from various Irish investors
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Calabar on Thursday received 522 illegal migrants repatriated from Gabon to Nigeria. The CrossRiverWatch gathered that the illegal migrants were repatriated for not having valid travelling documents. Speaking, Cross River Comptroller of NIS, Mrs Funke Adeuyi, said that the illegal migrants were repatriated from Gabon after
By Ikwen Atuaka The acting Bursar of the Federal College of Education, FCE Obudu Mr. Fidelis Okorie has died after suffering from minor medical complications CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. Fidelis CrossRiverWatch gathered, died last weekend while travelling from Obudu to a prayer house in Onitsha, Anambra State after the three week old stomach ache he
By Ushang Ewa The money paid by 100 level students of the Cross River University of Technology as “matriculation gown fee” is generating uneasy calm in the institution as some members of the staff and students feel it is more of a rip off by the management. A senior lecturer in the Calabar campus of
By Ogar Monday The National Association of Boki Student Worldwide (NABS WW) has conducted elections into various offices at the level of the Executive council. The elections which held at the Wolu town hall in Boki Local Government Area had in attendance 10 delegates each from Abu, Boje, Iruan, Osokom 1 and 2, and Eastern
By Aplefe Ojong The Governor of Cross River state, Senator Ben Ayade has been commended for appointing a son of Utukalu, Mr. Martin Orim as his new Chief of Staff. Coordinator, Utukalu Elite Forum, Comrade Cosmas Okiri, who gave the commendation during a courtesy call of the group on the Chief of Staff in his
By Our Correspondent Cross River born little Mr. Planet, Augustine Asuquo has been eulogized for making Cross River proud at the world stage. Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo, handed the eulogy when the Little Mr. Planet visited his office yesterday, saying that Master Asuquo had been able to
By CrossRiverWatch admin The promise by the management of the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH to provide hostel accommodation for its students in Calabar campus a fortnight after resumption on May 11, 2015 may not be fulfilled even before the end of the semester. The management in a statement signed by the acting Bursar